- dump truck
- nountruck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity (Freq. 1)• Syn: ↑dumper, ↑tipper truck, ↑tipper lorry, ↑tip truck, ↑tipper• Hypernyms: ↑truck, ↑motortruck
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noun: a motor or hand-propelled truck for transporting and dumping loose materials; especially : a motor-driven truck that has a dump body and is designed especially for the transportation of heavy bulk material (as sand, rock, or coal)* * *
a usually open-topped truck having a body that can be tilted to discharge its contents, as sand or gravel, through an open tailgate.Also, dumptruck.[1925-30, Amer.]* * *
dumper truck or dump truck nounA lorry that can be emptied by raising the front of the carrier to allow the contents to slide out the back (also dumpˈer)• • •Main Entry: ↑dump* * *
a dumper truckThesaurus: road vehicles other than carshyponym* * *
dump truck,a truck that can be unloaded by tipping the bed or by opening downward.* * *
n. a truck with a body that tilts or opens at the back for unloading* * *
noun, pl ⋯ trucks [count]US : a large truck usually with a container on the back of it that is used for carrying and unloading loose material — called also (Brit) dumper truck* * *
a vehicle for carrying earth, stones, etc. in a container which can be lifted up for the load to fall outSee also: ↑dumper truck
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
